germophobia en · NOUN
Etymology
From germ + -o- + -phobia.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Pathological fear of germs.
American democracy still prefers candidates to go from door to door and picnic to picnic, shaking hands. Trump is going have to conquer his self-confessed germophobia if he’s going to win
2016 February 2, Timothy Stanley, “Donald Trump bid badly wounded in Iowa”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2016:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| germaphobia | alternative | lexicographic |